The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-03-31

must do, he was strongly confirmed IN the
conviction that there was something rot
ten in Denmark.
Mr.. Payne called up house joint reso-
luton for final adjournment March 81.
The matter was postponed till Monday.
The general appropriation bill was
reached, but was postponed till afternoon
session, when the house adjourned till 3
O'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house went into committee of the
whole upon the general aspiration bill.
Amendments were adopted under the
heading department of education, making
the item of $4,000 for the Sam Houston
Normal Institute payable out of the avail
able school fund.- allowing $3.50 for text
books for the Prairie View Normal
school, aud making the Item of 10000 for
that school payable out of the general
fund.
An amendment allowing $4,000 for
summer normal schools was defeated.
In the penitentiary department the
item of $4,000 for sugar machinery Tor
the state farm in Fort Bend county, was
eliminated, and $4,000 substituted, for re-
pairs for the machinery on the farm. =,
Under the heading estate university"
the usual appropriation of its available
fund and interest for its support, subject,
however to an appropriation of $4,000
out of the fund for the Agricultural and
Mechanical college, is proposed.
Another provision is one paying the
University for amounts diverted by the
state from the University fund $4,000,
on condition that this shall be in full of
| principal and interest of the above
claims, and all other debts due by the
state to the University, and shall be used
! in the construction of buildings for the
medical branch of the University of Texas.
Mr.. Mills moved to strike out the pro-
vision as to the medical college, and re-
ferred to the claims proposed to be com
promised as imaginary, contending be-
sides that although the money was taken
from the University fund, it had been ap-
piled to school purposes. He was opposed
| to fostering sickly institution at Calves
ton.
Mr.. CIR, sham argued that the state
should secure the benefits of Mr.. Seely's
proposition of $4,000 cash, and that of
the city of Galveston of block of ground
worth $780, 900, on which to build hospi-
tai, which, when built, shall be donated to
the University, all for the purpose of
starting the medical branch of the Uni
versity, which shall be located in Calves
ton. The Seely and Galveston donations
are conditioned, that the Legislature, at
it's present session, shall appropriate
| $4,000 cash for the same purpose.
Mr.. Hudgins said the University is the
creature of the constitution, and one of
the dearest institutions which the state Is
cherishing. Its funds are sacred trust
in the hands of the state as trustee. The
state preserves its management, and in
vests its funds. In that respect the state
| is a trustee, with a solemn trust In its
charge Of all these institutions. He COM
batted the position of Mr.. Mills that the
amounts proposed to be paid TO the Uni
versity by the state were imaginary
claims. They were the results of misap-
preparation of funds by the state, which,
if committed by the gentleman from
Mcclellan, might land him in the peniten-
tiary. The money should be paid back to
the University to get the advantages of
the proposed donations, which could save
at least 100000 annually from going
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students at other colleges.
Mr.. Parker strongly advocated the ap-
preparation and acceptance of the dona-
tions as a good compromise to settle
claims against the state, and the best
settlement on business principles that
could be made.
After further discussion the house ad-
| journed for night session.
NIGHT SESSION.
The appropriation bill was postponed
| till to-day.
The house concurred in senate amend
ments to several bills of minor import
| ance.
The house cOncurred in senate amend.
I ments to the bill making opium joints
disorderly houses.
Senate bill creating Tarrant county
judicial district passed.
House bill furnishing disclosures of pro-
ceedlngs of grand juries under penalty of
fine and Imprisonment was engrossed.
House bill amending the law defining
rape passed.
The house adjourned.
FRIDAYS PROCEED IHss.
The house was called to order by the
speaker. Prayer by the chaplain.
Mr.. Garwood moved reconsideration
of the vote by which senate bill l62, Great
ing the Office Of state geologiSt, was lost.
Mr. Wood moved to table the motion,
and Mr. Browning demanded call of the
! house.
House bin COL, providing for financial
agent for the blind lunaiic and deaf and
dumb asylums, passed with amendments
fixing the salary at $1,000, and extending
the duties to Investigations of the various
state DEF artments.
! Mr.. Baylor called up house bill for as
certaining and correcting assessments of
| land in cases of conflict. The bill was en-
! crossed.
The absentees were excused, and the re-
CURING motion of Mr.. Wood to table the
motion to reconsider the geological bill
was defeated-syes, 80; nays, 80.
The bill was reconsidered- ayes, 40;
nays, AZ.
Amendment was adopted adding the
chairman of the faculty of the Agricul.
tural and Mechanical college to the com
mission to recommend geOlogist
Amendment reducing the salary from
$4,000 to $1,000 was discussed, together
with the merits of the bill, by Mr.. Tate,
who made fine argument in favor of the
bill.
The bill was further ably discussed by